Mike Hughes: 'Last Resort' ends in the tropics

2:56 AM,
Jan. 24, 2013

Written by

Mike Hughes
For The Salinas Californian

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Last Resort" finale, 8 p.m., ABC. This show's pilot film rippled with ethical dilemmas. Refusing to fire nuclear missiles that would have killed 4 million Pakistanis, a captain moved his submarine crew to a tropical island. The show is slick and smart ... and never found an audience; now it ends its 13-episode run. Two forces battle for control of the sub ... making it vulnerable to a third party that has its own agenda.

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE II: "30 Rock," 8 p.m., NBC. A week after "Last Resort" ends its short run, this show will end a long one. In each of its first three seasons, ...